Contributors

Monday, 30 March 2015

Immigration websites

This website is for the NCLR which stands for the National
Council of La Raza. This organisation is the largest national Hispanic civil
rights organisation in the United States. They state on their website that they
aim to improve opportunities for Hispanic Americans by focusing of five key
areas. These areas are, assets/investments, civil rights/immigration,
education, employment, economic status and health.

They aim to help those that came to America as children and are still viewed as
illegal immigrants by helping those that meet the requirements of the Deferred
Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program to come forward and apply to
become legal citizens. They state that they have already helped more than half
a million people apply for DACA. They also help parents of U.S citizens to
apply for deferred action under the Deferred Action for Parental Accountability
(DAPA) program, which will allow illegal residents to stay in the U.S because
their children are U.S. citizens. This would not mean they are legal citizens
but it would allow them to continue their lives in the U.S. without the immediate
threat of deportation.

They also aim to improve national security by having illegal
residents come forward and under go background checks. They also state that
they aim to strengthen the economy by having immigrants who are working do so
legally, so they will be contributing more taxes, and prevent employers from
employing immigrants so that they can take advantage of the system.

This website is for the Americans for Immigration Control,
Inc. They were founded in 1983 with the intention of stopping illegal
immigrants who sneak across the border from Mexico. They also aim to deport any
illegal immigrants already in the U.S.

They state that “AIC is about strictly enforcing the current immigration laws”
and they also focus on increasing penalties for “those who knowingly transport,
recruit, solicit, or hire illegal aliens.”

They use a lot of strong phrases such as, “AIC is about
demanding that our federal government immediately use maximum manpower and
support equipment to secure our nation from terrorists, drug smugglers, and
illegals.” They have the strong opinion that anyone that is illegally in the
U.S. is at fault and must be immediately removed from the country. They make
illegal immigrants sound like a faceless group of criminals and they don’t seem
to consider those that are here for a better life, such as families.